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Although the 19-year-old prospect was sent to the minors yesterday, Starlin Castro has spent his Spring Training turning heads and creating quite a controversy as to whether or not the Cubs should give the young prospect a shot.
Although Castro turns 20 in just a few days, he has been playing like a veteran, batting near .500 and striking out just once in 26 at bats before being sent down. He caused Lou Piniella to re-evaluate whether or not he ...
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Yesterday, the Cubs' newly acquired pitcher, Carlos Silva, pitched in his third outing of Spring Training, and he continued his progression as he works on his retooled delivery. After a horrific start in his first Spring Training appearance, Silva has been doing better and better with each outing.
In his first start of the spring, Silva pitched horribly, giving up six runs on seven hits against the rival Chicago White Sox all in just two innings of work. The bad ...
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The Cubs' outfield has been extremely expensive over the past couple of years, and the team has failed to get its money’s worth as they sign free agent after free agent to big contracts without much, if any, improvement.
Although getting rid of Milton Bradley was a great move and took money off the payroll, the Cubs still have a lot of money tied up in two out of the three outfield spots, and they need to start seeing some ...
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The Cubs have completed 12 games thus far in spring training, and through those games, they are 8-4. This does not mean much, but it does mean that they have been getting good performances from a lot of players so far.
Here are the important stories so far in spring training.
Ted Lilly’s Road to Recovery
Lilly was expected to miss the beginning of the season, but according to skipper Lou Piniella, Lilly’s progress is ahead of schedule and he could even see some time ...
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The Cubs’ infield has been one of the stronger areas for the Chicago Cubs over the past few years.
Their corner-infielders have become stars in Chicago, and they have had lovable middle-infielders as well.
Here is a look at the expected starting line-up for the infield:
C: Geovany Soto 1B: Derek Lee 2B: Mike Fontenot SS: Ryan Theriot 3B: Aramis Ramirez
This will likely be the strong point for the Cubs, as it has been for the past couple of years.
Lee and Ramirez had great offensive seasons last year, combining ...
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Let’s take a look at an alternate universe, one where nobody ever has to take accountability, then gets to do an interview on a major network without being asked about your play.
It’s a world where, if you screw up, the world is just against you. It’s not your fault. Why should you take the blame when people are trying to hold you down?
This is the world that former-Cub Milton Bradley lives in, and he has been showing it to the world the past week, with an ...
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After breaking down the starters a few days ago, it’s time to look at the guys who will be working off of their performances.
The Cubs’ bullpen has always been a concern, and they have been changing closers pretty much every season.
Most recently, Kerry Wood and Kevin Gregg held down the closer position, but neither of them were closer for more than one season. So what will the bullpen look like this year?
Closer: Carlos Marmol Rest of Bullpen: Complete Mess
I know that doesn’t offer up ...
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This is going to be the first in a four-part series breaking down four positions for the Chicago Cubs.
Part one is going to be break down the Chicago Cubs’ pitching, after this article I will be taking on the infield, outfield, and bullpen.
The Cubs have been known for having solid starting pitching, and this season should be no different. Here is the expected rotation:
1. Carlos Zambrano 2. Ted Lilly 3. Ryan Dempster 4. Randy Wells 5. Tom Gorzelanny Others who could start games: Sean ...
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The Cubs were pretty quiet this past off-season. They didn’t make too many moves, and the ones that they did make were more to shore up the bench rather than to provide a punch to the lineup.
They were, however, able to get rid of last season’s big mistake. Milton Bradley will be ruining the Seattle Mariners this season, after his work of art in Chicago.
However, if you ask Bradley, it was Chicago that ruined him, not the other way around, just ask the wordsmith ...
I’m finally ready to get back to my Cubs coverage, I’m sorry that it took so long, but I finally have everything set up in my dorm but first, it’s been a while, how about a little update on how the writer is doing (shameless promotion time, if you don’t care, skip down a few paragraphs).
I was asked by Bleacher Report to do an article on Michael Jordan, and I got the first six bottles of Jordan Gatorade produced, check it out if you can here.
I am also going to be part of the new and exciting Fan Huddle. It is ...
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